Ex-Duck Lupul thrives in Toronto

Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke always had his eye on Joffrey Lupul, even though Burke traded him from Anaheim to Edmonton for Chris Pronger in the summer of 2006.

That move put the Ducks in position to win a Stanley Cup, but Burke monitored Lupul's career in Edmonton and Philadelphia and back in Anaheim. When it came time to make a move, he traded Francois Beauchemin to the Ducks for Lupul.

Although Beauchemin has deepened the Ducks' defense, one can only wonder how much a secondary scorer like Lupul could have helped Anaheim in its playoff push.

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